Apple MGTY2LL/A, MH332LL/A, MH2W2LL/A, MH2V2LL/A manual Accessibility Shortcut, VoiceOver basics

Accessibility Shortcut

Use the Accessibility Shortcut. Press the Home button quickly three times to turn any of these features on or off:

••

••

••

••

••

••

••

••

VoiceOver Invert Colors Grayscale Zoom Switch Control AssistiveTouch

Guided Access (The shortcut starts Guided Access if it’s already turned on. See Guided Access on page 145.)

Hearing Aid Control (if you have paired Made for iPhone hearing aids)

Choose the features you want to control. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut, then select the accessibility features you use.

Not so fast. To slow down the triple-click speed, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Home-click Speed. (This also slows down double-clicks.)

VoiceOver

VoiceOver describes aloud what appears onscreen, so you can use iPad without seeing it.

VoiceOver tells you about each item on the screen as you select it. The VoiceOver cursor (a rectangle) encloses the item and VoiceOver speaks its name or describes it.

Touch the screen or drag your finger over it to hear the items on the screen. When you select text, VoiceOver reads the text. If you turn on Speak Hints, VoiceOver may tell you the name of the item and provide instructions—for example, “double-tap to open.” To interact with items, such as buttons and links, use the gestures described in Learn VoiceOver gestures on page 133.

When you go to a new screen, VoiceOver plays a sound, then selects and speaks the first item on the screen (typically in the upper-left corner). VoiceOver also lets you know when the display changes to landscape or portrait orientation, and when the screen becomes dimmed or locked.

Note: VoiceOver speaks in the language specified in Settings > General > Language & Region. VoiceOver is available in many languages, but not all.

VoiceOver basics

Important: VoiceOver changes the gestures you use to control iPad. When VoiceOver is on, you must use VoiceOver gestures—even to turn VoiceOver off.

Turn VoiceOver on or off. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver, or use the Accessibility Shortcut. See Accessibility Shortcut above.

Use Siri. Say:

••

••

“Turn VoiceOver on”

“Turn VoiceOver off”

Explore. Drag your finger over the screen. VoiceOver speaks each item you touch. Lift your finger to leave an item selected.

•• Select an item: Tap it, or lift your finger while dragging over it.

Appendix A    Accessibility 130